Unlocking the Power of Generative AI with ChatGPT for Higher Education

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Overview

In an increasingly digitized and technologically evolving world, it is crucial to stay informed about the tools and resources that are reshaping education. Undoubtedly, ChatGPT is one of these tools, revolutionizing how students access and process information, and how educators design and deliver personalized educational content.

ChatGPT is a conversational language model developed by OpenAI. It operates by employing natural language processing techniques and is trained on vast amounts of text to generate responses to user-provided questions or prompts.

The potential of these technologies in education is evident. ChatGPT, Bard, or Bing can assist educators in several tasks, such as content generation and learning activities. However, new technologies bring along a series of changes, challenges, and concerns regarding their use in education. On one hand, optimists praise these tools for supporting teaching. On the other hand, skeptics perceive a clear challenge, particularly regarding the possibility of students easily completing tasks using tools like ChatGPT. These concerns and questions arise whenever new technologies appear in the educational domain. Yet, as usual, these concerns must be considered within a broader framework of reflection, encompassing the relationship (past, present, and future) between technologies and education.

In this course, you will discover how to effectively and creatively engage with ChatGPT to obtain surprising and relevant responses in the educational realm. Through practical examples, we will explore everything you need to know about ChatGPT, from designing curriculum plans and orchestrating learning experiences to creating instructional materials and crafting assessments.

At the end of this course, participants will have a better understanding of how to use ChatGPT to enhance teaching and learning processes. Participants will also have the opportunity to experiment with ChatGPT and develop their own ideas on how to integrate it into their teaching practice.

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Artificial Intelligence in Education

  • How is artificial intelligence transforming teaching and learning processes?
  • What is ChatGPT?
  • ChatGPT and its limitations
  • Key considerations when using ChatGPT
  • What is Bard?
  • Bard and its characteristics
  • What is a prompt?
  • Writing effective prompts
  • Parameters
  • Techniques

Lesson 2: How to incorporate ChatGPT into your teaching practice.

  • How can ChatGPT help teachers?
  • Curriculum Design for Academic Programs
  • Class Planning
  • Generation of Educational Materials
  • Design of Learning Activities
  • Optimizing the Assessment Process
  • Use ChatGPT to give students’ real-time feedback
  • Academic Research with Artificial Intelligence

Lesson 3: ChatGPT + Generative AI Tools

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • Text-to-Image Generators
  • Text-to-Presentation Generators
  • Text-to-Speech Voice Generators
  • Video Generators
  • AI Tools for Research
  • AI Tools to Enhance Video Conference Sessions

Lesson 4: Challenges and Opportunities for Education

  • How are students using ChatGPT?
  • How can critical thinking and creativity be fostered by ChatGPT?
  • Case studies in Mathematics and Programming
  • How ChatGPT impacts education
  • Is using content created by ChatGPT considered plagiarism?
  • Who is the author of AI-generated content?
  • How can educators promote responsible and ethical use of ChatGPT in the classroom?
  • Reimagining assessment processes

Taught by

Rocael Hernández Rizzardini, Ph.D. and Miguel A. Morales-Chan, Ph.D.

Unlocking the Power of Generative AI with ChatGPT for Higher Education
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Unlocking the Power of Generative AI with ChatGPT for Higher Education

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